In any case, the momentum of the epidemic is under control, and the next step is to organize as many people as possible to exterminate rodents in the city.

Although plague is not caused entirely by rats, it accounts for a large proportion.

Only by solving the hidden danger of rats will the epidemic not recur.

Otherwise, even if the momentum is controlled now, the epidemic may return at any time.

Da Ming really can't stand the toss.

Then there is the cultivation of people's hygiene concepts and awareness.

Only when the concept and awareness of hygiene are improved will the number of infectious diseases decrease.

It is certainly impossible to completely eradicate it, but it can be reduced as much as possible to reduce the impact on the court and the people.

However, this is certainly not a one-day work, and it takes a long time to indoctrinate it.

At the beginning, Zhu Youlang asked the soldiers not to defecate in the camp tent, and it took a long time.

It will only be harder to get people to change their mindset now.

But no matter how difficult it is, it has to be done, and it is useless to do anything if you don't have a sense of hygiene.

"These days are going to be hard for the soldiers, and when this wave of the epidemic is over, I will personally reward the meritorious soldiers."

"The ministers have thanked Your Majesty for the soldiers."

Zhang Huangyan said excitedly.

"In terms of the arrangement of the people who have suffered from the epidemic, they can eat, drink and have good medicine, and whether they can survive this encounter depends on the creation."

Although Zhu Youlang was very unbearable, there was really no good way to isolate it.

No way, it's better to die a few hundred or a few hundred people than tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

In this era, there was no specific cure for the plague, and this was the only way to do it.

"Your Majesty is benevolent, and the people must be watching it."

Zhu Youlang shook his head and said, "What's the use of just being benevolent." I heard that the people didn't have enough to eat, so they chose to dig the rat hole. I'm still hungry! ”

Zhu Youlang was very sad and said: "It is my responsibility as a monarch to have enough to eat for the people. The king of Jin ordered people to transfer grain from Jiangxi and Huguang. I want to give relief to the victims. ”

The situation in Nanjing is just a microcosm, and the nearby places are certainly not much different.

Zhu Youlang didn't want to see too many people starve to death, so he decided to transfer food for relief.

While this will reduce the army's food supply, it will only reduce food stocks.

And for the people, it is life-saving food!

"Your Majesty is so benevolent, I admire you!"

At this time, Zheng Chenggong was also moved.

When he was in power, he did not consider opening a warehouse for relief.

Of course, the situation was different at that time, and he only controlled Nanjing, Zhenjiang and other places.

It depends on the grain stored in the treasury.

If the food is gone, the soldiers will not have anything to eat.

But now that the Son of Heaven can mobilize grain from Huguang and Jiangxi, the situation is much better.

However, Zheng Chenggong still admires the Son of Heaven very much, this kind of mind is really something that only those who are rich from all over the world can have.

This is the true king.

"You can take out the key points of epidemic prevention that I have listed, copy them in a booklet, and then distribute them to the people. Epidemic prevention depends on everyone, if only the imperial court is working hard, I am afraid the effect will not be too good. ”

Zhu Youlang attaches great importance to cultivating the habits of the people, and many thorny problems can be solved well.

"Your Majesty has another matter I want to ask."

Zhang Huangyan thought for a long time and decided to speak: "What should be done if a large number of victims flock to Nanjing? ”

Judging from the current drought situation, the number of victims will only increase in a short period of time.

Disaster victims who can't get food usually come to Ayutthaya.

The number of victims in Nanjing will only increase.

Although Nanjing is large, it is also densely populated.

The influx of more than 100,000 victims may still be acceptable, but what about hundreds of thousands? What about millions?

Is it really not going to go wrong?

Although Zhang Huangyan is the secretary of the military department, his mind is extremely delicate and he has the heart of the household.

Carrying capacity is a big problem.

It's not just food and water, it's other resources.

As soon as the resources in the city are unable to meet the requirements, the phenomenon of collapse will occur.

Zhu Youlang, as the Son of Heaven, of course has to consider the gains and losses. Relief for victims can win the hearts and minds of the people, but there is also the possibility of uncontrollable events.

If it is instigated by someone with a heart again, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Moreover, if the number of victims pouring into the city is too large, it is not conducive to epidemic prevention.

He thought carefully for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "Two hundred thousand, the limit is two hundred thousand." If this number is exceeded, it is better to relocate the victims outside the city. You can help them set up a tent, and it can be regarded as a shelter from the wind and rain. Relief points were then set up outside the city. Two meals a day, just like in the city. ”

This is already the best way that Zhu Youlang can think of after thinking about it.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Hearing this, Zhang Huangyan breathed a long sigh of relief.

He also feared that the Son of Heaven would refuse to provide relief to these extra victims.

If that is the case, there may be a tragedy such as changing children and eating them.

The people are miserable, especially in a year of calamity.

Zhang Huangyan really didn't want to see the people living in misery anymore.

But he also understands that relief is only temporary, and if he wants to really get the people out of trouble, he must become strong in the imperial court, first go north to the Central Plains, and defeat the eastern captives, so as to give the best resources to the people.

The people of the south are the people, but what about the north?

The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of meat.

Zhu Youlang actually always felt that Zhang Huangyan was thoughtful and could do more work in internal affairs.

At the beginning, Zhang Huangyan couldn't help the army, after all, someone had to stand up.

Now there are a lot of military talents in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no need for a civil servant like Zhang Huangyan to deal with too much military affairs.

Of course, Zhang Huangyan can take on the position of secretary of the military department first, but he can hand over some of the responsibilities of the household department to him.

The people regard food as the sky, and Zhang Huangyan should be able to complete this important work.

Of course, Zhu Youlang decided to tell Zhang Huangyan later, wait until this drought and epidemic have passed.

As for Wen Anzhi, after he came to Nanjing, he was just a cabinet elder.

He is too old, and Zhu Youlang is embarrassed to let his old man fight on the front line again.

It's time to train and train new people and give them more opportunities.

With Zhang Huangyan, the backbone here, the situation will not be so bad.

I hope that the epidemic will pass soon, so that the Ming army can concentrate on attacking Jianghuai and southern Zhejiang.

Only by taking these two places can we have enough energy to deal with the Qing army in Liangguang and Fujian.

One ring after another, one step after another, Zhu Youlang can't make a mistake.

Only by taking these steps to the right can the Ming army truly compete with the Qing army.

At that point, after a little rest, the Northern Expedition will be ready.

Zhu Youlang looked at the few loyal ministers and good generals in front of him, and the flame in his heart burned again.

The Ming Dynasty will surely achieve the final victory. Neither natural nor man-made disasters can prevent this moment from coming.

Even if the sky is dark now, the sun will eventually penetrate the dark clouds and sprinkle on every land in China.

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